cuttlefish
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Looks like an outfit in Chile has the same idea.... and at only US$14 million. Good luck to these guys too.
http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=90590
First attempt to complete life-cycle in inland pens
Chile: The salmon producing company Salmones Río Coihue plans to build an inland facility intended to farm Atlantic salmon during its complete life-cycle, from eyed eggs to harvest size. This project expects to annually produce around 3,120 tonnes.
Christian Pérez
According to the information provided by Salmones Río Coihue to the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), this project considers usage of a freshwater recirculation system for the fish life stages that go from eyed eggs to 100 gr. smolts; and a sea water recirculation system during the farming stages that go from there up to an average harvest weight close to 4.5 Kg.
The company detailed that this project requires an investment of close to USD 14 million and integrates different technologies already in use within the salmon industry and other industrial production activities. According to the company, this convergence of technologies should reach at least the same production indexes, costs and profitability margins than conventional farming systems.
Three months ago, the chairman of Salmones Río Coihue, Oscar Oyarce, commented that this plan is aimed to produce fish intended for an elite market without the usage of antibiotics, vaccines or even chemicals.
This project –unprecedented in the country- is planned to be built nearby Puerto Montt in a coastal area which would provide enough sea water to fulfill the requirements of the recirculation system (432.5 liters per second).
Publisert: 27.01.11 kl 07:00
http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=90590
First attempt to complete life-cycle in inland pens
Chile: The salmon producing company Salmones Río Coihue plans to build an inland facility intended to farm Atlantic salmon during its complete life-cycle, from eyed eggs to harvest size. This project expects to annually produce around 3,120 tonnes.
Christian Pérez
According to the information provided by Salmones Río Coihue to the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), this project considers usage of a freshwater recirculation system for the fish life stages that go from eyed eggs to 100 gr. smolts; and a sea water recirculation system during the farming stages that go from there up to an average harvest weight close to 4.5 Kg.
The company detailed that this project requires an investment of close to USD 14 million and integrates different technologies already in use within the salmon industry and other industrial production activities. According to the company, this convergence of technologies should reach at least the same production indexes, costs and profitability margins than conventional farming systems.
Three months ago, the chairman of Salmones Río Coihue, Oscar Oyarce, commented that this plan is aimed to produce fish intended for an elite market without the usage of antibiotics, vaccines or even chemicals.
This project –unprecedented in the country- is planned to be built nearby Puerto Montt in a coastal area which would provide enough sea water to fulfill the requirements of the recirculation system (432.5 liters per second).
Publisert: 27.01.11 kl 07:00